Uncoupling device for railway cars



A08. 5 1930- H. AcKRoYD ET AL 1,772,411

UNCOUPLING DEVICE FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed Sept. l5, 1928 mi l (3 a anonimi vPatented Aug. 5, 1930.` K-

UNiTE-D STATES HARRY ACKR-CYD, oFnAST CHICAGO, rnnrnnntfnlvniairnnnkw. PoWJLiF-"i CHICAGO, rfnmorsf` n UNCCUPLING DEVICE ron-RnILwA-Cnnsf# 'y ,Il

Application med september 1554956.' senljudasiae. l

The present invention relates to improve ments in uncoupling devices for railway cars, b

one obj ect of the invention being the-improvement of the apparatus as shown in our U. Patent No. 1,602,316, dated October 5, 1926,..

and relating more particularly to the con# struction of the uoperating rodand the mounting thereof relatively to the pin-actuating mechanism. .l

A further object of this inventionris the provision of `a novel mounting and construction of operating rod in which the inner terminal of the rod is so constructed as to form the journal for the oscillatory mounting of said rod and at the same time form the fulcrurn upon which one of the operatinglevers for the pin is mounted, there being providedy a single detachable mounting whereby the rod is readily installed or removed. y

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view,which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the` combination and arrangements of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described 'and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodimentof the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of the claim without departing from.r the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is'an'end View of a portion of a freight car and thel coupling member ywith the present invention applied thereto; Figure 2 is a cross-section through the end of the car with the present device applied, broken lines showing theelevated positionof the present device; l

1 Figure 3 is a cross-section through the body of the car, looking downwardly upon the present mechanism,

Figure 4 is a cross-section taken on line 4.-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a top lan view of the inner rod journalling mem er; Y v Y Y Figure 6 is a front elevation thereof; Figure 7 is a top plan view of the outer rod ournalling member; and y Figure 8 is a front view thereof.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 50 9 designates the inner journalling member of the member 9 are tnfoupstandf l 12 of the'cafr Thi Vthis manner, the members 9 and 13 constitute the support tor the operating rod 23,v and in se miie@ n ICEM as rivieren, f enterast-'ur f eeupiefr'o; Fermeaii ny ilfl vwill aperture@ lugs with@ Purpose .Offfw 1 ,Ihefbasevo tlr ser' is .le fpteviaed winrjepermi reception"oifsecurii i 1'5`,which att-acli'tli the upst'ahdingl itioiflwh Wirbel-erntet p'. ma i 19t` netting recepties' era As shownA in"` Figures 1- and 3, tli'urEl is angiilarlyjbent,"at'fits.. ter `end to form an operatinghandleaiitl adj acent its other "l end is obliquely bent, as at 25, and then bent into parallelism with its main portion to` forman offset portion 26. It is then bent back toward its Vouterend to 'form a hooked terminal 27, the axial center of which is in S',"A

yline with the axial center of the main vpore tion of the rod. The. hooked terminal 27 is adapted to be slid into the apertured lugs 16 of the inner supporting member 9. In

'i of the outwardly projecting lever 29 being' pivoted upon the terminal 27 of the rod 23 between the two lugs 16 and positioned so as to be enga-ged by the olset portion 2G of said rod to assume the several posit-ions as illustrated in full and dotted lines in Figure 2. The outer end 30 of the lever 29 is srfconnected to the link 31 which, in turn, is connected to the coupling pin 32 in the usual manner. Y

The operation of the present device is simi* p lar to that shown in our previous patent, i; it merely beingmecessaryfto,operate thehanT s dle 24 in such a manner as to rockthe rodV 23 and move the portion 26 of the rod from the lowermost position yillustrated vin Figure 2 to the highest position, as there shown in dotted lines, the lever 29 being thus engaged. By this construction, theV operating rod is morevse'eurely mounted, the' number of'parts is reduced, aiidmthejoost of installation is lessened. Furtherthe portion 26 is less liable A toA beeome bent outof proper relation tothe handle 24than itv would be if its end was not supported lthe member 9'. Y

Weelaim: v` n ,l i 1LAn .uncoupling means for railway cars, 25 comprising a freelyvmovable forwardly proje'ctin'gr couplingpini lifting lever, spaced apertured members between which said lever is mounted and an operating rod for said lever, said rodhavingV a hooked terminal and Sona-n offset portion adjacent and parallel to said hooked terminahsaid hooked terminal extending through the apertures of said memv v bers and `forming a fulorum member 4for the lever andthe otfsetportion being disposed below 'Saidlever to elevate the lever,v when said rod is rocked. Y Y

In testlmony whereof we have hereunto set our hands." Y v t v HARRY ACKROYD.` 

